Exciting Atlanta Events Happening In December For Everyone

Last Updated: 11/26/2018

December has no shortage of Christmas events and programming (check out our other holiday listing here too), but there is also plenty to be enjoyed that has nothing to do with the Big Man in the red suit. Explore an exhibit, take a yoga class, and cozy up around the campfire. We have those listed for you, too.

Second Sunday: The High Museum of Art Free Day

On the Second Sunday of each month, the High Museum hosts a day of family fun that includes FREE admission for every member of your family. In addition to taking in all the amazing exhibits within the museum, there are many special activities created for children and families.

Holiday Lights at Atlantic Station

Event Start:
11/17/2018

Event End:
01/01/2019

View 250,000 lights within an 8-block radius. This is a wonderful FREE light display, and I love that you can walk around, vs. having to drive through. While here, gather around the grand 50-foot tall Christmas Tree, and experience the magic of a realistic snowfall Sunday-Thursday at 6:00pm and Friday and Saturday 6:00-9:00 pm at the top of each hour. (Snow is weather permitting).

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol

Event Start:
11/30/2018

Event End:
12/16/2018

It’s Christmas Eve, 1943, the Feddington Players are broadcasting their interpretation of Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol” from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark. As mayhem ensues, the company is forced to improvise the ending as a film noir mystery, featuring a hardboiled detective, a femme fatale, and an absurd rescue of Tiny Tim (and the Lindbergh baby) from the clutches of a Hitler-esque villain named Rudolf. Tickets: www.act3productions.org 6285-R Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs. 770.241.1905

Caroling in the Park

Thanks to a partnership with the Atlanta Homeward Choir and the Georgia State University Choral Union, Woodruff Park will host a free event to ring in the holiday season and celebrate connection and compassion.

Attendees will be able to enjoy an exclusive joint performance by the Atlanta Homeward Choir and the Georgia State University Choral Union around the Christmas tree on Woodruff Park’s Main Lawn. The event will also include a free hot chocolate bar, a photo booth…and a visit from Santa!

Using easily available ingredients, Lori will guide you through the process of creating delicious dry-good mixes that will make perfect, cost-effective treats that will work beautifully as teacher gifts, hostess gifts, and Secret Santa swaps!

During class, you will taste and make a variety of mixes and take home small samples of each. You will get recipes and all the secrets Lori has learned through the years of creating mixes for sale through her business, Double L Ranch.

In this make-a-mix GIFT EDITION class, you will make:

1 Dinner in a jar mix
1 Dessert in a jar mix
1 Bread Mix in a jar
1 Dip Mix
1 Hot Chocolate Mix
All mixes will be decorated for gift giving!

This class will require some hands-on work.

Please Note:
Class and supply fees include discussion by instructor, recipes for all listed mixes, tasting in class of many of the mixes, instructions on use, and the decorated mixes listed below to give as holiday gifts!
$25 registration + $10 for supplies (to be paid to the teacher in exact change or check on the day of class)

Pre-registration is required. Class size is limited. Early registration is recommended.
Class held at Farmview Market Conference Room
Suitable for ages 16 and up

Address:2610 Eatonton Road, Madison, Georgia30650

Family-Friendly

Campfire Circle with Friends at Fort Yargo

Come out to Fort Yargo and enjoy a night by the campfire with your family. Enjoy hearing stories about the fort, participating in interactive stories and songs, and yummy s’mores. We will meet at the Campground Amphitheater. $1 per participant, plus parking fee.

Address:Fort Yargo State Park, Georgia

Journaling Journeys at Red Top Mountain State Park

This program combines experiences and journaling! Participants learn to journal their notes about nature, after an exciting experience with a Ranger. Journaling Journeys will have a different theme each month, and provides a journal and accessories. This program is geared towards ages 10 and up; great for adults, homeschools, and families.

This month’s theme is about Sparking the Flame within; we will be practicing our fire starting skills to spark our creativity! Call to register This event is outside, so please dress for the weather. Admission fee + parking fee apply.

Address:Acworth, Georgia

Gingerbread Storytime and Decorating!

Run, run as fast as you can! Little Shop of Stories is reading sweet and delicious stories about gingerbread boys and girls followed by cookie decorating. Please note: there is a $5 registration fee for this event and space is limited. Registration required.

Address:Decatur, Georgia

Solomon’s Temple by Impact Church

As we celebrate Contagious Joy this holiday season, Impact partners again with Solomon's Temple, a shelter for women and their families. This is a fantastic opportunity to share our time and resources with some wonderful women in the community. The evening includes serving dinner and donating specific items. Visit impactdcd.org to sign up to participate. Must be 18+.
Solomon's Temple ( solomonstempleinc.org/)
Set-up & Food Prep - 4:00 p.m.
Dinner served - 6:00 p.m.
Clean-up & Donations - 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by The Women of Impact, Unapologetically Me

Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing.

Superheroes and Social Justice

Mutants, superheroes and ordinary citizens who abandon their humanistic instincts to fight for justice. That’s what many people think of when reflecting on nostalgic memories of historic comic book series. But if you take a look beneath the façade of capes and gadgets, you may observe the author’s true intention, social justice and activism through art.

Throughout contemporary history, comic books have taken an attention to social issues. Comic books and movies like March by John Lewis, Stan Lee’s X-Men, and even our most recent revamp of Black Panther use witty pop-culture references and flashy imagery to address issues like racism, ableism and sexism, in a way that is digestible to even our youngest audiences.

Address:Atlanta, Georgia

2018 Celebration Bowl

The fourth annual Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl is a championship-style game between the division champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The game will once again be televised on ABC at noon ET on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Tickets are now available.

Address:Atlanta, Georgia

NxT-G Bazaar by Impact Church

Kick off this holiday season by coming out to support our youth! Impact’s NxT-G presents the “Christmas Bazaar”, a talent Ensemble, Marketplace & Reception.

Talent Ensemble: NxT-G students will have the opportunity to spread Christmas cheer using their talent.

Marketplace: A Silent Auction with a raffle.

Reception: After the show join us for a standing reception.

Transformers: Highlighting those who have been transformers in the lives of our students.

Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing.

Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing.

Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing.

Winter Solstice Yoga

Join us at North Public Grounds of Oakland Cemetery for Winter Solstice Yoga.

We will welcome the winter season by bundling up and moving in unison on the shortest day of the year. This gentle yoga class accessible for people of all ages, abilities, genders, and faiths. This meditative practice will incorporate physical movements, stretching, breathing, and deep relaxation.

Please bring your own mat, towel, or chair. Yoga will be led by Mystic Lotus Yoga and Nirvana Yoga.

Suggested donation $5.

Address:Atlanta, Georgia

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Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing.

Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing. Find her on social media at @bpaigesullivan.

Paige Sullivan recently completed her MFA at Georgia State University, where she studied, wrote, and published poetry. She now works as a marketing professional in the nonprofit sector, and in her spare time, she freelance edits and dabbles in food and travel writing.